http://mmajunkie.comHis latest move up in weight class now complete, Anthony Johnson (11-4) has his first opponent at light heavyweight.

“Rumble,” a former UFC standout at welterweight, will fight Esteves Jones (7-3) at Titan Fighting Championships 24 next month. It will be Johnson’s first fight at light heavyweight after two failed stops at middleweight.

Titan officials recently announced the matchup, which first was reported by MMA Fighting. In addition, Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Braulio Estima will make his MMA debut against Chris Holland in the co-main event.

Titan FC 24 takes place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., on Aug. 24. The card gets a live broadcast on AXS TV (formerly HDNet).

In January, Johnson was cut from the UFC following a first-round submission loss to Vitor Belfort at UFC 142. After 10 UFC fights at welterweight – and two instances of missing weight – Johnson moved to middleweight for his fight with Belfort. But he missed the mark badly, coming in at 197 pounds, forcing a catchweight bout.

After the loss, he was cut with a 7-4 record in the promotion. He soon signed with Titan, but in his first fight for the promotion the weight-cutting issues were back. His May bout against Dave Branch was at a 195-pound catchweight, which he won by unanimous decision.

Earlier this month, Johnson told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he was excited about the fresh start moving to his new light heavyweight division.

“It is a new start,” Johnson told MMAjunkie.com. “It’s now or never, and I still have a lot of improving to do, especially being at 205 pounds. There are good strikers, good ground guys. There are guys like Lyoto Machida at 205 pounds. He’s a threat to anybody. We’ll see. I’m just excited about it, and we’ll see what I can do.”

Esteves has fought as big as super heavyweight, where he was King of the Cage’s champion in that division. He lost that title this past September by fourth-round submission to Tony Lopez. His next fight out, in December, he lost by fourth-round TKO to Lopez challenging for his heavyweight title.

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